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The King Who Banned the Dark

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I don't know that this is destined to become one of my own favorites, but for those seeking picture-books addressing fear of the dark, this might be a title to consider. This is a quick humorous story with a nice message of conquering your fears rather than avoiding what scares you and appreciating the daylight more because of the night, much the same as summer not being the same without winter. Use the opportunity of a larger gathering of family or friends to play Chinese whispers – a great way to introduce the idea of how rumours might spread. On the surface, this is a fun story about a King who fears the dark, and who makes every effort to never have to encounter it again. Shades of grey and black contrast against the oppressive presence of bright white and glaring yellow with one particularly beautiful scene making a special celebration with a blast of colour.

The illustrations provide a feast for the eyes complementing the story with comical and delightful touches. When the King bans the dark completely, installing an artificial sun, and enforcing anti-dark laws, it seems like a good idea. The whole picture book The King Who Banned the Dark is illustrated in black, white and yellow tones, and besides a pencil, the artist has used ink, watercolour, charcoal and crayon. We loved the acts of defiance from the people that triggered the ending and were happily on board, showing a non-conformist streak that has me both proud and worried.Using a 'combination of ink, watercolour, charcoal, conté crayon and pencil', Haworth-Booth limits her colour palette to show that battle between light and dark. When looking at more deeply it shows how easily people with power can control those without through the use of propaganda. One of the things that I think makes children's literature so appealing is the gaps that it leaves between the reader and the text. This is sophisticated and compelling storytelling about the machinations of politics and manipulating the populace .

while with older kids, this picture book can be a great conversation starter about fake news, dictatorships and rebellions. Haworth-Booth paces the story carefully with full-page and double-page spreads and is unafraid to let the colour and blank space aid in the telling of the tale alongside the words. Biography: Emily Haworth-Booth is an award-winning author, illustrator and educator who teaches at the Royal Drawing School in London, England.

Immediately, I was drawn to read it, and I'm very glad that I did because I've found a new favourite!

Although it offers various topics you can discuss with children, The King Who Banned the Dark is very much a story for adults. Social media have had a huge impact on this, enabling individuals to spend big swathes of time exclusively in the circle of people who share their opinions, which gives them little cause to check out the accuracy and/or truthfulness of their assumptions.in the centre, you will notice that the yellow beam of light has been applied uncommonly heavily, in an engaging impasto manner. After much discussion, the story is about getting your own way, about manipulating the truth, about lies and deceit and underhand behaviour. This resources will encourage and support pupils to explore unknown vocabulary, classify tiered vocabulary independently, explore the wider application of newly acquired vocabulary and enhance classroom vocabulary display which ultimately leads to improved retention. As ‘The Emporer’s New Clothes’ proves, children delight in recognising people in power acting in foolish ways, and this book is no exception. Wonderful book about overcoming worries/fears and finding the beauty/positives in things we were once scared of!

It links nicely to science, looking at light and dark - why we need both of them and what else might have happened in the kingdom when there was only light. I think this text has potential to be used and explored in all primary age groups, there is so much that could be done and so many links that could be made. It is clear that readers would notice lots of different details within each picture, and create their own ideas. Become a member by purchasing Single Teacher User Licence, Parent or Tutor, 1 Form Entry School, Small School, 2 Form Entry School, 3 Form Entry School, 4 Form Entry School or 5 Form Entry School!The King ultimately learned to face his fears, trust his own instincts (he stopped listening to the advisors) and admit he had made a mistake. A modern fairy-tale, akin to The Emperor's New Clothes, told with sophistication and paired with extraordinary beautiful illustrations in monotones, juxtaposed with vibrant yellow. Colours dominated the pages at the beginning however after the dark ban, everything is so much more brighter, vibrant and eye catching which could be a way of symbolising peoples happiness and positivity.

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